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How to distinguish male and female swamp turtles

2022-04-28 / 875 Read

How to separate male and female swamp box turtles, take a look at the following points.

1. Body size: For most swamp box turtles of the same year, females are round, thick and large; males are thinner and smaller.  

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2. Tail shape: female turtle tail is thin and short, tail base Thin; male turtle tail thick and long, thick at the base of the tail.  

3. The female swamp box turtle's cloaca is closer to the rear edge of the plastron, and the cloaca is located within the plastron; the male swamp box turtle's cloaca is farther from the rear edge of the plastron, The cloaca is located outside the plastron.